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Old 12-12-2010, 07:56 AM   #5
concretegurl
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Originally Posted by Maximo View Post
Maxman is an alarm barker and an occasional bossy barker. He wouldn't quit with a simple command. I admit to trying every method discussed on YT, but I went back to using positive reinforcement training methods and have had more success.

I don't think the water bottle method is cruel to the dog, just unpleasant, and not always effective.
Thanks for your personal experience here, I'm genuinely curious how peple feel about this. I've tried many a thing for many a behavioral outcome-I actually used a Herm Sprenger (pinch collar, poke collar) of course it was advised to me by a trainer and I got the one with the rubber balls (not just the rubber ends-there's actually a ball at the end of the rubber) on it for my dog that was aggressive to towards other dogs while we walked (no he wasn't a little dog-not sure that makes it okay tho) but I totally regret having tried that after the first time I used it when he pulled I heard him squeal as it pinched him-it was awful! Honestly I think it just scared and shocked him more than it really hurt him but still...after that I just turned it inside out on him and he never pulled again-an amazing reaction to something he only felt the use of once...I still feel bad over it though...
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